Act Info:Preamble 1 - IMPROVEMENT BOARDS ACT, 1976
Chapter I
Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Chapter II
Section 3 - Establishment and Incorporation of Improvement Boards
Section 4 - Constitution of the Board
Section 5 - Term of office
Section 6 - Casual vacancy
Section 7 - Disqualification for office of membership
Section 8 - Removal of member
Section 9 - Meetings of the Board
Section 10 - Proceedings presumed to be good and valid
Section 11 - Execution of contracts
Section 12 - Duties of Chairman
Chapter IIA - BAGALKOT TOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Section 12A - Constitution and incorporation of Bagalkot Town Development Authority
Section 12B - Action Plan Committee
Section 12C - High Level Review Committee
Section 12D - Powers of different authorities
Section 12E - Appointment of Chief Engineer
Section 12F - Powers and duties of Chief Engineer
Section 12G - Powers to remove difficulties
Chapter III
Section 13 - Power of Board to undertake works and incur expenditure for development, improvements, etc.
Section 14 - Particulars to be provided for in a Development Scheme or Improvement Scheme
Section 15 - Procedure after preparation of the scheme
Section 16 - Forwardal of scheme
Section 17 - Sanction to scheme and republication in case of modification
Section 18 - Upon sanction, declaration to be published giving particulars of land to be acquired
Section 19 - Levy of betterment tax
Section 20 - Assessment of betterment tax by the Board
Section 21 - Manner of payment of betterment tax
Section 22 - Recovery of betterment tax
Section 23 - Payment no bar for acquisition under a fresh declaration
Section 24 - Power of Board to take up works for further Development
Section 25 - Crediting betterment tax collected to the funds of the local authority in certain cases
Section 26 - Board to execute schemes within three years
Chapter IV
Section 27 - Land vested in a local authority and required by the Board for formation or alteration of street to be vested temporarily in the Board
Section 28 - Board to exercise powers and functions of local authorities
Section 29 - Streets on completion and open spaces to vest in and be maintained by the local authority
Section 30 - Board not to sell or otherwise dispose of sites in certain cases
Section 31 - Forming of new extensions or layouts or making new private streets
Section 32 - Alteration or demolition of extension, layout or street
Section 32A - Prohibition of unauthorised occupation of land
Section 33 - Power of Board to order work to be carried out or to carry it out itself in default
Chapter V
Section 34 - Board to have power to acquire land by agreement
Section 35 - Provisions applicable to the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement
Chapter VI
Section 36 - Power of Government to transfer to Board lands belonging to it or to a local authority
Section 37 - Power of Board to lease, sell or transfer property
Section 37A - Power of the Bagalkot Town Development Authority to make bulk allotment
Section 38 - Power of Board to borrow
Section 39 - Board Fund, the items to be credited to such Fund and its deposit
Section 40 - Laying of annual estimate of income and expenditure
Section 41 - Board to approve or amend such estimates
Section 42 - Estimates to be submitted to Government for sanction
Section 43 - Supplementary estimates may be prepared and submitted when necessary
Section 44 - Provisions regarding expenditure
Section 45 - Power to make reappropriation
Section 46 - Audit of Accounts
Section 47 - Power of auditor to require production of documents and attendance of persons concerned
Section 48 - Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 47
Section 49 - Audit Report
Section 50 - Board to remedy defects
Section 51 - Government to surcharge or charge illegal payment or loss caused by negligence or misconduct
Section 52 - Recovery of surcharge and charge how made
Chapter VII
Section 53 - Schedule of officers and servants to be submitted for sanction of Government
Section 54 - Appointments by whom to be made
Chapter VIII
Section 55 - Control by Government
Section 56 - Action in case of defaults by Board
Section 57 - Power to cancel or modify order, etc.
Section 58 - Supersession of the Board
Section 59 - Dissolution of the Board
Section 60 - Penalty for being interested in contracts with the Board
Section 61 - Members and officers to be public servants
Section 62 - Sanction of prosecutions
Section 63 - Fines to be credited to Board Fund
Section 64 - Recovery of sums due
Section 65 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 66 - Service of notice
Section 67 - Offences by companies
Section 68 - Effect of other laws
Chapter IX
Section 69 - Rules
Section 70 - Power of Board to make bye-laws
Section 71 - Rules and bye-laws to be exhibited
Section 72 - Repeal of the Karnataka Ordinance No. 20 of 1975